6:59 PM,
Feb. 26, 2014

Charles Matthews of Chicago St. Rita picked Kentucky over Illinois, Marquette, Michigan State and Kansas.

Written by

Steve Jones
| The Courier-Journal

John Calipari has started his 2015 recruiting class with another five-star player.

Chicago guard Charles Matthews, considered a top-15 prospect by every major recruiting website, committed to Calipari's University of Kentucky basketball team on Wednesday morning during a news conference at his high school, St. Rita.

"Coach Cal and his assistants, I felt like I had a really good relationship with them," Matthews said. "I can get a chance to win a national championship, get better and make the NBA, too." ...